Delight your friends and loved ones with holiday treats made by hard-working BCTGM members! Listed here is a small sampling of holiday sweets made by BCTGM members in the U.S. and Canada (reprinted from BCTGM’s website).
Allan Candy Company
Allan Traditional Candy Canes (Peppermint, Cherry and Mini Peppermint), Allan Holiday Collection Candy Canes (French Vanilla & Gingerbread, Butterscotch & Cappucino, Mini Canes), Allan Fruit Buddies Candy Canes, Allan Chewy Candy Canes.
BCTGM Local 350T (Granby, Quebec)
Brown & Haley
Holiday gift boxes, baskets, tins and packages filled with the company’s renowned Almond Roca, Cashew Roca, Mocha Roca, Sugar Free Almond Roca and Candy Cane Roca.
BCTGM Local 9 (Seattle)
Dare Foods Limited
A variety of gums, jellies, hard candy and gift tubs, festive filled with Icy & Spicy Mints, Snowdrift Mints, festive colored Ju Jubes and Dare’s Scotch Mints.
BCTGM Local 264 (Toronto, Ontario)
Frankford Candy & Chocolate
Holiday candy toys, gift baskets, tins boxes and packs filled with gums, jellies, hard candy, molded filled, hollow and solid chocolate under the Frankford name.
BCTGM Local 6 (Philadelphia)
Pearson’s Candy Company
Holiday tins, bagged and chocolate mints including The Nut Goodie Bar, Salted Nut Roll, and Pearson’s Mint Patties.
BCTGM Local 22 (Twin Cities, Minn.)
Sconza Candy Company
Red, White & Green Chocolate Jordanetts, Christmas Bell Jellies and Rings, Reindeer Corn, Red, White & Green Boston Baked Beans, Yogurt Raisins, Lemoncello Almonds, Chocolate/Yogurt Fruit & Raisins.
BCTGM Local 125 (San Leandro, Calif.)
See’s Candies
Holiday tins, baskets, boxes with hard, soft and nut chocolate candies, peppermint twists, fudge and foil chocolate. Chocolate Assortment, Nuts & Chews, Truffles, Lollypops, Brittles & Toffees.
BCTGM Local 125 (San Leandro, Calif.)
Union Made Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: 16 4 inch cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (UFCW)
- 1 1/3 cups all purpose Gold Medal flour (BCTGM)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Morton Brand salt (USW and UFCW)
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) Land O Lakes unsalted butter, melted and cooled (UAW)
- 1/3 cup lightly packed White Satin Brand light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated Domino Brand sugar (UFCW)
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons Horizon Brand milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup to 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Heat oven to 375ºF. Stir flour with baking soda and salt; set aside. In large mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar and brown sugar at medium speed until creamy and lightened in color. Add eggs and vanilla, one at a time. Mix on low speed until incorporated. Gradually blend dry mixture into creamed mixture. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Note: The 11 1/2 ounces of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips can be substituted with any variety of chip flavor (i.e.- Milk Chocolate Chips, 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips, etc.)